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Youth Detained for Nine Months Under PTA Over Anti-Israel Post Acquitted and Released • Sri Lanka Brief

Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Hemali Halpandeniya on September 16 ordered the acquittal and release of Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail, a 21-year-old resident of Mawanella, who had been held in remand custody for over nine months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly protesting against Israel on social media. The order followed instructions from the Attorney General stating that the case could not proceed due to insufficie…
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